Stick-holding device



Jan. 27, 1953 D. GLA'ZER 2,626,830

STICK-HOLDING DEVICE Filed March 15, 1949 2 SHEETSSHEET l Jan. 27, 1953D. GLAZER 2,626,830

STICK-HOLDING DEVICE 7 Filed March 15, 1949 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 llh u-l 3'5 R Q ,6 10 a? 5% 2 Z22 V5.27 Z UP DazyLgL Q'Zarzer Patented Jan. 27,1953 STICK-HOLDING DEVICE Daniel Glazer, Chicago, Ill., assignor toFrigie Corporation of America, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of IllinoisApplication March 15, 1949, Serial No. 81,582

'2 Claims. '1

.This invention. relates to astick-holding device and more particularlytov a device for holding a plurality of confection sticks in aligned,parallel relation during the congealing of a confection upon a portionofthe sticks.

.In the art. of. making frozenor congealed confections, the properpositioning and retention of the sticks uponrwhich the confection iscongealed has long presented a problem. The sticks must be held in moreor less exact alignment so that they may be positioned properly in thecongealing bath or tank within which the confection is congealed uponthe sticks so held to form the individual confection. Various forms ofrelatively complicated, expensive apparatus for so positioning andaligning the sticks have been proposed. vHowever, there is a long-feltneed in the art for a simple, inexpensive, readily employed device forpositioning a portion of such sticks within a congealin bath.

The present invention provides an improved form of a stick-holdingdevice for use in the congealed confection art. The present inventionincludes a support frame and slide rack movable relative to the frameand coacting therewith to secure confection sticks therebetween. Thesupport frame is provided with a pair of spaced surfaces for contactingone side of a stick positioned therein and the slide rack may be movedinto position to contact the opposite side of the sticks to urge thesticks toward the support frame and thus securely position the tickswithin the device. Toggle lever means are provided for effectingmovementof the slide rack relative to the frame and for securelyclamping the frame and the rack in relatively adjusted position with thesticks therebetween.

The device of the present invention is light in weight and portable foruse as desired. The deice ispreferably of such size as to be handled byoneperson and the toggle means may be manipulated bythe person employingthe device. The

relatively simple construction and operation of the device of thepresent invention results in the provision of an inexpensive, easilyhandled, efficient device which answers the needs of the art.

It is, therefore, an important object of the present invention toprovide an improved form of a stick-holder for use in making congealedconfections.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide animproved, inexpensive, readily manipulated stick-holding device formaintaining a plurality of confection sticks in aligned parallelrelation for positioning within a confection congealing bath.

It is a further important object of the present invention to provideanimproved stickholding device including a supporting frame, a .sliderack movable relativeto the frame and lever means .forsecuring themovable parts of. the device in adjusted. relation with a plurality ofconfection sticks secured therebetween.

A still further important object of the present invention is to providea stick-holding device for retaining a plurality of confection sticks inaligned parallel relation for immersion within a confection bath, thedevice including toggle lever means for causing adjusted movement ofcomponent parts of the device either to securely clamp the confectionsticks therein or to simultaneously release the plurality of sticks.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

On the drawings:

Figure l is a plan.view,.with parts broken away, of the device of thepresent invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional View taken along the plane II-.II ofFigure 1, illustrating the positioning of the device;

Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged, fragmentary sectional View taken alongthe, plane IIIIII of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged end view of the device of Figure 1; and V Figure5 is a view similar to Figure l illustrating the movement of thecomponent parts of the device to an adjusted position.

As shown on the drawings:

In Figure. 1, reference numeral It refers generally to a stick-holdingdevice of the present invention including a supporting frame H, a fixedupper tray l2, and a movable slide rack.

The supporting frame H includes .a marginal rod t4 definingthe outerside dimensions of the generally. rectangular frame H and havingintegrally formed upwardly extending looped end handle portions I5, asbest shown in Figure 4.

are secured to the side frame members I4 and extend therebetweenparallelto the members l6 for a purpose to be hereinafter more fullydescribed. It will be noted from the drawing that the members It andflare of substantially less diameter" than the side frame member'l l.

In addition to the transversely extending members I1, the frame isprovided with longitudinally extending rods I8 secured to the transversemembers I1 and extending parallel to the side rods I4. The members I4,I6, I1 and I8 thus secured together by suitable means, as by brazing,soldering or spot-welding, cooperate to define the fixed supportingframe I I of the device I 0.

In addition to the parallel members I8, an additional rod I9, having adiameter larger than the members I8, is provided to extend parallel tomembers I4 for a reason to be hereinafter more fully described.

The fixed upper tray I2 is of substantially the same size as the frame II, the tray being secured to the frame II by suitable means to extend inparallel spaced relation thereto. The tray I2 includes a pair of spaced,parallel longitudinal rods 20, secured to the upstanding handles I5 ofthe supporting frame II as by welding, and extend- 1 ing generallyparallel to and spaced above rods I4; a plurality of transverselyextending rods 2| secured to the members and a plurality of additionallongitudinal members 22 secured to the transverse members 2i andextending parallel to the rods 26.

Thus, it may be seen that the supporting frame I I and the upper tray I2comprise a unitary rigid supporting structure. It will be noted that oneor more of the transverse members 2| of the upa per tray I2 is bentdownwardly to contact member I4 intermediate its length, the members 2|being secured to the member I I as at 23 (Figure 4) to reinforce theupper tray structure.

It will be further noted that the member 22 of the tray I2 extendparallel to the members I8 of the supporting frame I I and that thesemembers are vertically spaced in vertical alignment for a purpose to behereinafter more fully described.

The slide rack comprises a U-shaped outer marginal frame including abase arm formed by rod 24, and parallel side arms formed integrally withbase arm 24. A plurality of parallel, longitudinal clamping members 26extend parallel to the base arm 24 and are secured to the side arms 25by suitable means, as by spot-welding. The clamping members 26 are eachprovided with a plurality of spaced, transversely offset, generallyU-shaped bends 21. The bends 21 of each of the clamping rods 26 aretransversely aligned across the width of the slide rack, and theclamping members 26 are spaced apart substantially the distance betweenthe longitudinal members 22 of the upper tray I2. A plurality oftransversely extending reinforcing member 28 are provided for the sliderack to reinforce the clamping members 26, the transverse members 28directly underlying the transverse members 2| of the fixed upper trayI2. The slide rack also carries a longitudinally extending rod 29parallel to the clamping rods 26 and also parallel to the longitudinalrod I9 of the frame I I.

Movement of the side rack between the supporting frame II and the uppertray I2 is accomplished by a toggle lever assembl 36. The toggle leverassembly 30, one of which is positioned at each end of the frame II,includes a pair of lever arms 3I and 32, the arm 3| being pivoted to rodI9 about a pin 33 axially received by the rod I9 and one end of the arm32 being pivoted about a pin 34 axially received by the adjacent end ofthe rod 29. The arms SI and 32 are pivoted about a pin.35 securing thefree ends of arm 3| and arm 32 at a point approximately 4 midway of thearm 32. The end of arm 32 0D- posite that end which is pivoted forattachment to rod 29 is provided with a flat terminal handle portion 36extending beyond arm 3 I.

As seen in Figure 4, the fiat handle portion 36 contacts that end of rodI9 extending beyond arm 3I to limit relative movement of the arms 3| and32 about pin 35. When th movement of arms is thus limited, it may beseen that the pivot points 33, 34 and 35 lie in a single plane, so thatany endwise stress placed upon either of the arms 30, 3I and 32 servesonly to tighten the engagement maintaining the arms in their alignedposition. However, upon lifting arm 32 by handle portion 36 to thedotted position of Figure 4, the distance between pins 33 and 34 isshortened and the slide rack is moved relative to the frame II and tothe upper tray I2. Thus, the slide rack may be moved into a plurality ofselected adjusted positions relative to the frame upon selectivemovement of the toggle lever assembly 30 positioned at each extremity ofthe frame II.

The operation of the device of the present invention will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing description. As shown in Figure 2, thedevice is adapted to be employed in connection with a vat 31 having aplurality of individual confection molds 31a. Each of the end handleportions I5 is provided a support 38 secured thereto and extendingtransversely outwardly beyond the confines of the device. The device isdimensioned to fit within the vat 31 with the supports 38 overlying anupper Wall of the vat to position the device therein. To secure aplurality of confection sticks 39 within the device to extend into themolds 31a, it is only necessary that the handle lever assembly 36 beactuated by movement of the handle portion 36 to effect movement of theslide rack relative to the frame II, moving the clamping portions 21 ofrods 28 away from the associated longitudinal bracing rods I8 and 22,respectively, of the frame II and tray I2.

This position is illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings in which it maybe seen that a stick 39 may then be inserted between the associatedportions of the frame and the slide rack. Upon movement of the togglelever assembly 36 to locked position, as shown in full lines in Figure4, the slide rack is moved within the frame into position to secure thesticks 39 between the spaced, vertically aligned longitudinal members I8and 22 and the respective curved portions 21.

It is to be noted that the stick-contacting portions of the frame,namely, rods 22 and I8, are in lined contact with spaced portions of onesurface of the stick, and that the opposite surface of the stick isengaged intermediate its points of contact with the frame by the curvedclamping portions 21 of the slide rack. Thus, opposite side surfaces ofthe sticks are engaged at spaced points to secure the sticks within thedevice.

It is not necessary that the sticks be positioned accurately in exactposition to lie flush with the members 22 and I8 prior to the engagementof the sticks by the curved portions 21, inasmuch as the curved portions21 will force the sticks into the desired position flush with themembers 18 and 22 upon movement of the toggle lever assembly. Further,although the sticks 33 are shown as being notched adjacent each end, asat 43, it is not necessary that the sticks be so notched. I have foundthat suitable results may be obtained in the employment of the device ofthe present invention in employing non-notched sticks.

It will, of course, be evident; to those skilled in the art that thedevice of the present invention is susceptible to considerablemodification without modifying the substance of the invention. Forexample, the device may be formed by the assembly of stamped sheet metalparts. However, the operation of the device in this instance would besubstantially the same as the embodiment herein described. Theadvantages residing in the employment of rod stock to form the devicewill be evident in the ease of fabrication and of securing the componentparts of the device in their assembled relation by welding, brazing, orsoldering operations.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of constructionmay be varied through a wide range without departing from the principlesof this invention, and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit thepatent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of theappended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A stick holding device comprising an elongated rigid frame havingspaced longitudinally extending vertically aligned rods and alongitudinally extending slide rack movable transversely relative tosaid rigid frame and having a longitudinally extending rod lying betweenthe vertically aligned rods of said frame, said longitudinally extendingrod having spaced transversely oifset V-shaped bends therein to defineconverging clamping portions, said vertically spaced rods of said framebeing adapted for elongated line engagement with one side surface of astick placed thereagainst, and the clamping portions of the rack rodbeing adapted for engagement with an opposite surface of said stick atspaced points lying between the stick ortions engaged by the rod of theframe.

2. A stick holding device comprising a supporting frame including a pairof generally parallel longitudinally extending marginal rods havingupwardly looped end portions defining handles, a pair of transverselyextending marginal rods secured to said longitudinally extendingmarginal rods, additional transversely extending members secured to saidlongitudinally extending rods, and additional longitudinally extendingrods secured below said additional transversely extending rods, a fixedupper tray including a pair of spaced parallel reds secured to saidhandles, a plurality of transversely extending rods secured to said lastmentioned spaced parallel rods, and a plurality of additionallongitudinal rods secured above the last mentioned transverselyextending rods; said supporting frame and upper tray additionallongitudinally extending rods extending in parallel vertically aligned,spaced relation to provide vertically spaced longitudinally extendingstick-contacting surfaces; and a slide rack comprising a U-shaped outermarginal frame including a longitudinally extending base rod andparallel side rods, and a plurality of longitudinally extending clampingrods secured to said side rods, each clamping rod having a plurality ofspaced, transversely ofiset, generally V-shaped bends; said clampingrods being transversely spaced a distance substantially equal to thedistance between adjacent ones of said supporting frame additionallongitudinally extending rods for cooperation with said supporting frameand upper tray stickcontacting surfaces to hold a plurality of sticks.

DANIEL GLAZER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,044,354 Isenberg June 16, 19362,321,632 Siemund June 15, 1943 2,461,844 Overland Feb. 15, 1949

